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The Orchard - Post Acute Care

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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12385 E. Washington Blvd,
Whittier CA 90606

(562) 693-7701

92.28% estimated occupancy 1

The Orchard - Post Acute Care is one of seven available facilities located in Whittier, California. We gave this facility a B- overall, which is a decent grade. This is comparable with the city grade in Whittier, which is a B. You could definitely do worse than this nursing home. The best part of this place's profile was is its inspection reports. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

This facility's overall grade was propped up by the fact that it has received favorable inspections in recent years. We gave them a strong score in that area, with a B+. This is a much better score than the facility's overall score. Inspection ratings are tied to many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This tells you the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

In addition, we awarded this facility a B+ in our long-term care category. This happens to be one of our more favorable scores. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are kept in good health. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is much higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

An additional reason we rated this facility so highly is that it received an A+ nursing score. Nursing scores are based in large part on quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

Switching gears to the final category, this facility was given a B- in short-term care, which is a respectable score. In calculating our short-term care grades, we analyze a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This score is generally a solid assessment of a facility's rehabilitation. It doesn't appear that this facility provided information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The final item we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients that were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

The Orchard - Post Acute Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In The Orchard - Post Acute Care, 2.99% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In The Orchard - Post Acute Care, 1.09% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who had falls leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A

In The Orchard - Post Acute Care, 0.24% of Patients had UTIs

This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents which had a urinary tract infection. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In The Orchard - Post Acute Care, 4.53% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of long-term residents that are prescribed antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In The Orchard - Post Acute Care, 13.32% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In The Orchard - Post Acute Care, 9.05% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In The Orchard - Post Acute Care, 100% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In The Orchard - Post Acute Care, 3.86% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In The Orchard - Post Acute Care, 7.02% of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In The Orchard - Post Acute Care, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In The Orchard - Post Acute Care, 7.02% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In The Orchard - Post Acute Care, 9.93% of Patients

This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In The Orchard - Post Acute Care, 85.06% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Scores for Whittier, CA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Whittier, California has 6 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Pih Health Hospital-WhittierAcute Care Hospitals 0.1 miles away12401 Washington Blvd Whittier California 90602Voluntary non-profit - Private(526) 698-0811
  • Whittier Hospital Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.85 miles away9080 Colima Rd Whittier California 90605Proprietary(562) 945-3561
  • Beverly HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.46 miles away309 W Beverly Blvd Montebello California 90640Voluntary non-profit - Private(323) 726-1222
  • Coast Plaza HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.72 miles away13100 Studerbaker Road Norwalk California 90650Proprietary(310) 356-0550
  • Pih Hospital - DowneyAcute Care Hospitals 5.16 miles away11500 Brookshire Avenue Downey California 90241Voluntary non-profit - Private(526) 904-5000
  • Garfield Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.16 miles away525 N Garfield Ave Monterey Park California 91754Proprietary(626) 573-2222
  • Los Angeles Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.66 miles away4081 E Olympic Blvd Los Angeles California 90023Proprietary(323) 267-0477
  • St Jude Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.77 miles away101 E Valencia Mesa Drive Fullerton California 92835Voluntary non-profit - Church(714) 992-3000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Intercommunity Dialysis Center0.16 miles away12455 Washington Blvd. Whittier California 90602CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (562) 696-1841
  • Davita-Santa Fe Springs Dialysis1.36 miles away11147 Washington Blvd. Whittier California 90606CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (562) 695-0827
  • Davita-Sfs Dialysis1.92 miles away10012 Norwalk Blvd., Suite 190 Santa Fe Springs California 90670CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (562) 903-8281
  • Davita-Whittier Dialysis Center3.33 miles away10055 Whittwood Drive, Suite A Whittier California 90603CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (562) 947-1808
  • Davita-Norwalk Dialysis Center3.63 miles away12375 E. Imperial Highway Norwalk California 90650CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (562) 929-7430
  • Whittier Kidney Dialysis Center3.85 miles away16417 E. Whittier Blvd. Whittier California 90603CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (562) 947-8999
  • Davita-Bluff Rd Dialysis3.95 miles away100 W. Washington Blvd. Montebello California 90640CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (323) 728-2984
  • Davita-Downey Dialysis Center4.16 miles away9041 Imperial Hwy. Downey California 90242CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (562) 622-4436